PUBLIC OPINION > 'Interview With the Vampire' Is the Best Vampire Movie
SodaHead Film
2012/06/25 23:00:00
The "Twilight" franchise has kind of turned vampires on their heads with the sparkly heartthrob aesthetic, but this week "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" is going to try and turn it around. Writer and producer Seth Grahame-Smith, who also wrote "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies," wanted to release a summer blockbuster that's "not a sequel, a prequel, a reboot, a remake, based on a toy, a video game, or a board game." But it's still got to overcome the vampire hurdle. In honor of the movie, we asked the public to vote on some great vampire flicks.
"Interview With the Vampire"
Anne Rice's "Interview With the Vampire" novel series put a completely new spin on vampires. She kept the Gothic tone of traditional lore, and injected it with unprecedented character depth -- desire, romance, revenge, nostalgia. Fortunately, the movie was true to the series, and somehow managed to turn Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise into believable vampires. It also earned Kirsten Dunst an Oscar nomination at the age of 12.
"Dracula"
Sadly, this one wasn't included in the options. However, based on comments, it probably would have taken first or second. Though it doesn't resonate extremely well with younger audiences, it's still a classic that partially formed the way we envision vampires. Bela Lugosi at his finest. "Nosferatu" held a similar status, but it wasn't quite as in-demand.
"Underworld"
When it comes to contemporary vampire movies, you can't do much better than "Underworld." This trilogy was unique for combining the oft-compared vampire and werewolf mythologies into a single fantasy universe. And for every horrific, gruesome scene you sit through, you're rewarded with Kate Beckinsale. It's like fire and ice.
The Others
Of course, there are tons more where that came from. Some other popular vampire movies include: "Nosferatu," "From Dusk Till Dawn," "The Lost Boys," "Van Helsing," "Let Me In," "Fright Night," "Let the Right One In," "Blade," "Daybreakers," "Salem's Lot," "House of Dark Shadows," "Love at First Bite," "30 Days of Night," "Near Dark."
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Top Opinion
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Dogzebra 2012/06/27 15:40:27
I actually prefer the stuff with Bela Lugosi in it.
That said, the closest version I have ever seen was "Bram Stoker's Dracula", a 1974 TV movie starring Jack Palance. It was true to the book and Palance played Drac with the contempt for mere mortals an immortal being would probably have for its food animals.
The second best Dracula movie was the 1979 "Dracula" staring Frank Langella though the ending was far different from the book.
This one has a cool soundtrack, lots of humor and lots of gore: just what I love.
"bram stoker's dracula" by francis ford coppola.
Then there was a scene where Lestat bit a woman's tit.
Even when they're being hacked by the 16th President of the US.